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Etlingera chrysantha A.D. Poulsen (E00680808)

CETAF ID: http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00680808
Catalogue Number: E00680808
Scientific Name: Etlingera chrysantha A.D. Poulsen
Collector Number: 2753
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Etlingera
Species: chrysantha
Field Notes: Terrestrial herb. Leafy shoot to 3.8 m long. Base to 3.5 cm diam. Sheath yellow-green. Ligule 3 mm long, brownish. Lamina sessile, to 62 x 8 cm. Inflorescence to 20 cm long, peduncle 11.5 cm long. Spike 7.5 x 3 cm. Flowers extending 1 cm above bracts. Peduncular bracts cream to brownish. Bracts pale yellowish green with brownish margin. Bracteole pale brown. Calyx pale green. Corolla tube and lobes cream. Labellum yellow at apex. Stamen and stigma white. The taste of the centre of leaf base: peppey, - sweet.
Country: Indonesia
Locality: Indonesia:Sulawesi. South Sulawesi Province.